ταχύς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰn̥gʰ-ú-s, zero-grade u-stem of *dʰengʰ- (to go quickly), based on the comparison with Lithuanian déngti (to run, hurry) (see there for more potential cognates), though Fraenkel has disputed the connection.[1][2]

Not related to Sanskrit तकु (taku), तक्व (takva, quick, fast), as Ancient Greek χ (kh) does not match Sanskrit क् (k), and the comparative θάσσων (thássōn) proves that the Greek τ (t) in ταχύς (takhús) is originally θ (th), from the aspirated PIE *dʰ (see Grassmann's law).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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τᾰχῠ́ς (takhúsm (feminine τᾰχεῖᾰ, neuter τᾰχῠ́); first/third declension

  1. swift, quick, fast, rapid
  2. In a short time: soon

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Descendants

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  • English: tachy- (learned)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ταχύς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1456–1457
  2. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “deñgti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, pages 88–89:Über griech. ταχύς ‘schnell’, Komp. θᾱ́σσων, eretr. Eigenn. Τήχιππος, die nichts mit lit. déngti ‘schnell laufen, eilen’, zu tun haben, s. jetzt Seiler Steig. 25.39ff.

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ταχύς (takhús).

Adjective

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ταχύς (tachýsm (feminine ταχεία, neuter ταχύ)

  1. fast, rapid
    Synonym: αλματώδης (almatódis)
  2. sudden

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